Hummingbird feeder having removable vessel unit

Abstract

A hummingbird feeder comprising a two-part housing and a vessel unit supported by the housing. The vessel unit may be prefilled with a sugar and water solution. Once the sugar and water solution has been emptied from the vessel unit, the two housing pieces may be separated, the empty vessel unit removed, and a full new vessel unit placed inside the housing. Alternatively, the vessel unit may be refilled.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A hummingbird feeder comprising: 
       a housing including a front housing piece and a rear housing piece adapted to be removably coupled together, said front housing piece having an upper section and a lower section,  
       a vessel unit removably located inside said housing, said vessel unit comprising a vessel portion and a pan portion in fluid communication with said vessel portion, wherein said pan portion extends through an upwardly directed opening in said lower section of said front housing piece and is accessible to hummingbirds, wherein said vessel unit is supported from said rear housing piece of said housing.  
     
     
       2. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 1  wherein said vessel unit is pre-filled with fluid. 
     
     
       3. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 1  wherein said housing is made of plastic. 
     
     
       4. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 1  further comprising an arcuate perch secured to said housing. 
     
     
       5. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 4  wherein said arcuate perch is adjustable. 
     
     
       6. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 1  wherein said housing and vessel unit are see-through. 
     
     
       7. A hummingbird feeder comprising: 
       a housing including a front housing piece and a rear housing piece, said front piece of said housing having a lower section and an upper section, said lower section extending forwardly from said upper section, said housing pieces being adapted to be removably coupled together,  
       a vessel unit containing fluid, said vessel unit being removably located inside said housing, said vessel unit comprising a vessel portion and a pan portion in fluid communication with said vessel portion, said pan portion having a feeder hole and extending into said lower section of said front housing piece and through an opening in said lower section of said front housing piece, wherein said housing has an opening adapted to receive said pan portion of said vessel unit.  
     
     
       8. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 7  further comprising a removable cap adapted to cover the feeder hole in said pan portion of said vessel unit. 
     
     
       9. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 7  further comprising an arcuate perch secured to said housing. 
     
     
       10. The hummingbird feeder of  claim 7  wherein said housing and vessel unit are see-through.